FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Henkel Kathleen A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol METLIFE INC [MET] (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 PARK AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) E.V.P. - Human Resources 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10166 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 18,062 D   Common Stock 1,472 I By The Company's Savings and Investment Plan - 401(k) (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	02/18/2012	Common Stock	14,000	$ 30.35	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	02/16/2014	Common Stock	9,600	$ 35.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	04/14/2015	Common Stock	8,350	$ 38.47	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	02/27/2016	Common Stock	7,600	$ 50.12	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	02/26/2017	Common Stock	6,000	$ 62.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	02/25/2018	Common Stock	6,000	$ 60.51	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (8)	02/23/2019	Common Stock	14,000	$ 23.3	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (9)	02/22/2020	Common Stock	28,300	$ 34.84	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	02/24/2012(10)	  (10)	Common Stock	10,000	$ 23.3	D	Â
Common Stock Equivalent Units	  (11)	  (11)	Common Stock	9,724	$ (12)	D	Â
Common Stock Equivalent Units	  (13)	  (13)	Common Stock	2,575	$ (12)	I	By Auxiliary Savings and Investment Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Henkel Kathleen A 200 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10166	Â	Â	  E.V.P. - Human Resources	Â

Signatures

Jeffrey A. Welikson, authorized signer		03/05/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported holding reflects shares allocated to, and indirectly held by, the reporting person under the Savings and Investment Plan for Employees of Metropolitan Life and Participating Affiliates Trust.
(2)	The option vested in three equal installments on February 19, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(3)	The option vested in three equal installments on February 17, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
(4)	The option vested in three equal installments on April 15, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(5)	The option vested in three equal installments on February 28, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(6)	The option vested in three equal installments on February 27, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
(7)	Two-Thirds (2/3) of this option are currently vested and exercisable. The remaining one-third (1/3) will become exercisable on February 26, 2011.
(8)	One-Third (1/3) of this option is currently vested and exercisable. The remaining two-thirds (2/3) will become exercisable on February 24, 2011 and 2012.
(9)	The option becomes exercisable in three equal installments on February 23, 2011, 2012, and 2013
(10)	The award of Restricted Stock Unit has a three year cliff vesting schedule and will vest on February 24, 2012, and will be payable 100% in shares.
(11)	The reported Common Stock Equivalent Units reflect the current balance in the reporting person's deferred account allocated pursuant to the MetLife Deferred Compensation Plan for Officers whereby participants may elect to defer receipt of annual cash incentive payment for a specified period of time into a fund that tracks a MetLife Common Stock fund. When such Common Stock Equivalent Units are distributed, they are settled in cash.
(12)	Each share of Common Stock Equivalent Unit is the economic value of one share of MetLife, Inc. common stock.
(13)	The reported Common Stock Equivalent Units reflects the amount allocated by the reporting person into a simulated investment that tracks the MetLife common stock pursuant to the Auxiliary Savings and Investment Plan. The distribution of the amounts are made based on the reporting person's prior election and when such Common Stock Equivalent Units are distributed, they are paid in cash.

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